towboat
English
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) a tugboat
- (nautical) a squat powerful boat designed to push barges
- A vessel constructed for being towed, such as a canal boat.
- A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.
Etymology
Compound from English tow + English boat.
Origin
English
boat
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aeroboat English
- airboat English
- bareboat English
- betow English
- boat English
- boatable English
- boatage English
- boatbearer English
- boatbill English
- boatbuilder English
- boatbuilding English
- boater English
- boatful English
- boathook English
- boathorse English
- boathouse English
- boatie English
- boatish English
- boatkeeper English
- boatless English
- boatlet English
- boatlift English
- boatlike English
- boatload English
- boatmaker English
- boatmaking English
- boatman English
- boatmate English
- boatneck English
- boatnecked English
- boatowner English
- boatperson English
- boatside English
- boatsman English
- boatspeak English
- boatswain English
- boattail English
- boattailed English
- boatward English
- boatwoman English
- boatwright English
- boaty English
- boatyard English
- chopboat English
- dayboat English
- dreamboat English
- dredgeboat English
- eelboat English
- ferryboat English
- fireboat English
- fishboat English
- flyboat English
- foldboat English
- gas boat English
- gunboat English
- hatchboat English
- heretog English
- horseboat English
- houseboat English
- iceboat English
- iceboating English
- jetboat English
- keelboat English
- lifeboat English
- lightboat English
- lobsterboat English
- logboat English
- longboat English
- mailboat English
- motorboat English
- mudboat English
- narrowboat English
- paddleboat English
- pap boat English
- party boat English
- pedalboat English
- pigboat English
- playboat English
- poleboat English
- policeboat English
- powerboat English
- riverboat English
- rowboat English
- safariboat English
- sailboat English
- sauceboat English
- seaboat English
- showboat English
- shrimpboat English
- speedboat English
- spyboat English
- steamboat English
- stoneboat English
- sweepboat English
- sweepboats English
- swiftboat English
- swingboat English
- swordboat English
- tow English
- tow truck English
- towable English
- towage English
- towaway English
- towback English
- towball English
- towboater English
- towee English
- towfish English
- towhead English
- towheaded English
- towline English
- towmaster English
- townet English
- towpath English
- towrope English
- towsack English
- towship English
- towtruck English
- towy English
- trawlboat English
- tugboat English
- undertow English
- waistboat English
- wantoe English
- waterboat English
- well-boat English
- whaleboat English
- workboat English
- båt Norwegian Bokmål
- taubåt Norwegian Bokmål
- taue Norwegian Bokmål
- toa Portuguese
- båt Norwegian Nynorsk
- taubåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- taue Norwegian Nynorsk
- bot Middle English
- towen Middle English
- बोट Hindi
- బోటు Telugu
- bot Bislama
- tow
- boat
- towy
- betow
- towee
- boaty
- boater
- boatie
- wantoe
- townet
- towage
- towsack
- seaboat
- towpath
- flyboat
- towball
- iceboat
- towhead
- mudboat
- boatlet
- towback
- towrope
- airboat
- boatish
- boatage
- towship
- towaway
- pigboat
- rowboat
- boatful
- heretog
- boatman
- logboat
- towable
- gunboat
- towfish
- tugboat
- spyboat
- eelboat
- towline
- dayboat
- jetboat
- boatsman
- gas boat
- lifeboat
- undertow
- bareboat
- longboat
- mailboat
- towtruck
- boatless
- chopboat
- showboat
- aeroboat
- foldboat
- poleboat
- workboat
- boatload
- boathook
- boatmate
- boatbill
- pap boat
- boatward
- boattail
- keelboat
- boatlift
- boatside
- fireboat
- sailboat
- boatneck
- boatlike
- boatable
- boatyard
- fishboat
- playboat
- boathorse
- hatchboat
- lightboat
- powerboat
- horseboat
- swingboat
- waistboat
- boatswain
- dreamboat
- boatspeak
- houseboat
- speedboat
- tow truck
- boatowner
- towheaded
- stoneboat
- ferryboat
- swiftboat
- boathouse
- steamboat
- sweepboat
- boatmaker
- waterboat
- motorboat
- trawlboat
- riverboat
- sauceboat
- towboater
- towmaster
- swordboat
- boatwoman
- pedalboat
- well-boat
- whaleboat
- paddleboat
- dredgeboat
- boatperson
- iceboating
- boatmaking
- narrowboat
- party boat
- boattailed
- shrimpboat
- boatnecked
- policeboat
- safariboat
- boatwright
- boatbearer
- boatkeeper
- sweepboats
- boatbuilder
- lobsterboat
- boatbuilding